Where does “snuggery” come from?

snuggery (English) comes from English snug, from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Norse snaggwu-.

snuggery (English): A comfortable room or dwelling

Definitions

  1. A comfortable room or dwelling

Ancestry of “snuggery”, step by step

snuggery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnugWarm and comfortable; cosy; Satisfactory;...
2Old Norsesnøggrswift; fast; quick; rapid
3Proto-Norsesnaggwu-

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery
Every word from Proto-Norse snaggwu-